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How Relationships Reveal the Lies We Believe
For the sake of being open, and as I am writing this article from a persepective based on personal experiences (rather than research), you will be likely to find assumptions that may not apply to you....
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When you see someone who you know is engaged, one of the first questions you typically ask (in an excitable tone) is “Will you tell me the proposal story?!” I ask my engaged friends the same thing and...
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The Purposed Bride
A wedding planning how-to for the heart, The Purposed Bride by Lindsay Tracy Hall (CreateSpace 2013) is not a guide centered on flowers, food and fashion (the Lord knows we have enough of those)....
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5 Lessons from an Offended Newlywed
In the young life of my and Joe’s marriage—our 6 month anniversary was on December 1—we have learned a few bits of wisdom that help maintain peace in our home. This morning, as I prayed for the Lord to...
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Closing an Open Conflict
There is a large, white-paned window in our dining room. It looks out into a wide tree-lined courtyard that is brilliant during each season. Our dining table is near the window, the very table where I...
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Book Review: “Team Us: Marriage Together”
One year of marriage is under our, mine and my husband’s, belts, and we have learned A LOT. It is true: there is no marriage book that can prepare a couple for such an intimate institution. The reason...
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Food Triggers: Insights & Book Review
If you google “food addiction research,” some of the first results listed are the websites for: Food Addiction Institute (FIA), The Huffington Post and Harvard Medical School. There are some very smart...
View Article10 Tips for 1st Time Pregnancy
Now in our third trimester of our first pregnancy, my husband and I have learned about each other and a good deal about pregnancy and baby things—many to our surprise. From the first time we heard our...
View ArticleBetter Attitude, Better Marriage
At about 6:00 this morning (on a different day than the one you are reading this post), I snuggled my sick baby boy while my husband cleaned up the several places around the house where baby boy had...
View ArticleWhen Comfort Catches You Off Guard
That memory watching a line of boats on a river waiting for the gates of a lock open and close brings me peace. Hearing the water pour in and spill out like a giant bathtub, smelling the fumes of the...
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